Interdealer broker ICAP and Fincad, a global provider of financial analytics, have launched FairValue Insight to address the growing need for increased transparency and independent valuations allowing better liquidity, counterparty and operational risk management. Read more...

Technology is the key factor behind the explosive growth in options trading over the past five years, according to a research study* by TABB Group. As the buy side is allocating more of its order flow to low-touch trading channels, options market makers are relying increasingly on automated, black box strategies, noted the report. Read more...

Assets invested in hedge funds rose by $100 billion in the second quarter of 2009, ending at $1.43 trillion, according to figures released by Hedge Fund Research. This is the first quarterly increase in assets since the second quarter of 2008 when total industry capital peaked at $1.93 trillion. Read more...